A 29-year-old man living in the Alpes-Maritimes was indicted on Tuesday for “criminal terrorist association” and “violation of weapons legislation in relation to a terrorist enterprise”, indicates a judicial source. Arrested on Friday in Le Cannet, and not in Nice as we previously wrote, this individual with “a jihadist ideology” was placed in pre-trial detention.
“The hearings and the first exploitations testify to the undeniable interest of the accused in radical Islam and violent propaganda,” said a source close to the case. The rest of the investigation will have to focus on demonstrating whether he had a plan of action. »
A weapon discovered at his home
The man, having “a jihadist ideology”, was arrested during a home visit carried out following an alert from the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI). Online exchanges could suggest a possible act. Initially, the Grasse public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation after the discovery of a weapon at his home.
Then the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat) took charge of the investigation on Friday afternoon based on the elements collected during the first findings. The man was known for a history of minor common law crimes, according to her.